2011 studio album by DRC Music
Kinshasa One Two is an album recorded by Damon Albarn alongside ten producers of the newly established DRC Music to benefit Oxfam 's work in the Democratic Republic of the Congo .
Background
Recorded in Kinshasa, Congo , within five out of nine days spent there[ 4] during July 2011, the album was intended to shine a light on contemporary Congolese musicians, featuring more than 50 local performers, notably Nelly Liyemge, Jupiter Bokondji & Okwess International and Bokatola System. DRC Music is composed of producers Damon Albarn , Dan the Automator , XL Recordings managers Richard Russell & Rodaidh McDonald , Jneiro Jarel , DJ Darren Cunningham aka Actress, Marc Antoine , Alwest, Remi Kabaka Jr. , Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs and Kwes .
Album was released digitally by Warp Records on 3 October 2011, followed by a CD edition in digipak and a deluxe vinyl edition plus three bonus tracks later on 7 November 2011,[ 5] with album artwork by Aitor Throup and Hardy Blechman.
Damon Albarn himself sings on "Hallo", also the only single from the album, released promotionally on compact disc. The song "Love" is completely a cappella with no music and serves both as an interlude and prelude to "Lingala". There is a hidden track only on the CD. Also, a code to access three further bonus tracks, including a heavy version of track 6, "Lourds", is given in the CD/vinyl booklets.
Track listing
Title Producer(s) 1. "Hallo" (featuring Tout Puissant Mukalo & Nelly Liyemge) Richard Russell & Damon Albarn 3:38 2. "K-Town" (featuring N’Gotshima & Bebson) Dan the Automator 3:51 3. "African Space Anthem" (featuring Ewing Sima) Jneiro Jarel 3:06 4. "Love" (featuring Love) Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs 1:02 5. "Lingala" (featuring Bokatola System & Evala Litongo) Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs 4:56 6. "Lourds" (featuring Yende Bongongo) Yende Bongongo, Bokatola System 2:18 7. "Respect of the Rules" (featuring Loi X Liberal) Richard Russell 3:05 8. "We Come from the Forest" (featuring Bokatola System) Bokatola System 4:29 9. "Customs" (featuring Bokatola System) Kwes 2:32 10. "Virginia" (featuring Magakala Virginia Yollande & Yowa Hollande) Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs 2:59 11. "Ah Congo" (featuring Jupiter Bokondji & Bokatola System) Rodaidh McDonald 3:59 12. "Three Piece Sweet Part 1 & 2" (featuring Bebson) Actress , Kwes, Remi Kabaka Jr .3:44 13. "If You Wish to Stay Awake" (featuring Washiba) Kwes, Richard Russell 3:12 14. "Departure" (featuring Bokatola System) Kwes 7:08 Total length: 51:14
Personnel
Damon Albarn – vocals, synthesizer, bass guitar, omnichord, producer, programming
Richard Russell – producer, engineer, programming, effects
Dan the Automator – producer
Jneiro Jarel – producer
Actress – producer
Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs – producer
Marc Antoine – producer
Alwest – producer
Remi Kabaka Jr. – producer
Rodaidh McDonald – producer, engineer
Kwes – producer
Stephen Sedgwick – engineer, mixing
John Foyle – assistant engineer
Kevin Metcalfe – mastering
Aitor Throup – art direction
Hardy Blechman – art direction
Simon Phipps – photography
Gareth Pritchard – retouching
Tout Puissant Mukalo – vocals
Nelly Liyemge – vocals
N’Gotshima – vocals
Bebson – vocals
Ewing Sima – vocals, percussion
Love – vocals
Bokatola System – vocals, percussion, producer
Evala Litongo – vocals
Yende Bongongo – vocals, producer
Loi X Liberal – vocals
Magakala Virginia Yollande – vocals
Yowa Hollande – vocals
Jupiter Bokondji – vocals
Washiba – vocals
Cubain Kabeya – drums, percussion
Okwess International – percussion
Odon Asok – percussion
Boyo Kani – percussion
Lionel Kizaba – percussion
Pay Kumbi – percussion
Bercy Makamba – percussion
Michel Nsimi – percussion
Bitsindou Scafio – percussion
Pierre Sylvaine – percussion
Djanga Weny – percussion
Tshetshe Yenge – percussion
Tshamala Mufubela – flute
Padou Nkoyi – guitar
Release history
Physical release: 7 November 2011
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